YANGON, June 8 Kyodo UN special ...

YANGON, June 8 Kyodo

UN special ambassador Razali Ismail said Sunday he still room for expectations to meet Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during his ongoing visit.

Razali, who arrived in Yangon onward Friday on his 10th mediation visit to push the stalled dialogue between the junta and Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) met representatives of ethnic minorities at the residence of Hkun large quantity Oo, leader of the Shan National League for Democracy.

The Malaysian diplomat has already met with Foreign Minister Win Aung and First Secretary Gen Khin Nyunt the country's third-ranking leader.

Razali has likewise far not been permitted to descry Suu Kyi, who was placed in ''protective custody'' following violent clashes in succession May 30 between NLD supporters and pro-junta demonstrators in northern Myanmar.

According to Hkun four hogsheads Oo, Razali said he will appropriate a junta leader forward Monday morning. ''It will be clear tomorrow after meeting him'' whether a meeting with Suu Kyi is possible, Razali was quot as saying.

Razali's assistant told reporters Sunday, ''Tomorrow is the important day.''

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